Joe Patrice

Joe Patrice joined Above the Law in 2013. Joe received a degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from the NYU School of Law. From 2001, he worked as a litigator for both Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Lankler Siffert & Wohl, representing a variety of individuals, institutions, and foreign sovereigns in criminal and civil matters. Joe left legal practice in 2012 to pursue writing, contributing to numerous publications, including ATL, before joining the full-time staff.

Posts by Joe Patrice

Courts
Federal Judge Recognizes That Ted Frank Is A Vexatious Whiner

Serial class action objector gets a proper benchslap.
By Joe Patrice
Technology
Legal AI Knows What It Doesn't Know Which Makes It Most Intelligent Artificial Intelligence Of All

Casetext's Co-Counsel thinks like a good junior lawyer, which is exactly what lawyers need from AI.
By Joe Patrice
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Podcasts
There's Only Loud Quitting In Law Firms

And Sidney Powell drew the judge she needed at the right time.
By Joe Patrice

Courts
Formal Complaint Lodged Against Federal Judge For Handcuffing Crying 13-Year-Old Girl

Ninth Circuit announces that it's going to have a look at judges traumatizing children.
By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.01.23

* Law firms expect tougher fee negotiations. Have honestly lost count of how many times this was a headline and then nothing actually happened. [Financial Times]

* Cravath expands to London. The firm’s American-centric practice is dead, the firm lives. [Law.com International]

* Does Mayer Brown has an opening for a former partner? Asking for an ousted mayor. Maybe they could rename it MAYOR Brown. [CNN]

* Meanwhile in NYC, Eric Adams is over here seeking an end to the separation of church and state. Just an absolute clown show. [NY Daily News]

* LA County owes $29M over distributing horrific pictures of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. [Law360]

* Jerry Jones assault case revived. [Dallas Morning News]

By Joe Patrice

Courts
'Maybe Don't Send 8-Year-Olds To Jail For Eating Paste' Is Something We Required A Federal Court To Rule In 2023

Frighteningly, there was still one vote in support of arbitrarily incarcerating children.
By Joe Patrice
Courts
Federal Judge Worries Steady Rise In Virulent, Insulting Opinions Might Make Judiciary Look Bad

Shockingly, decades of lionizing a judicial writing style based on calling your colleagues stupid creates young judges who call their colleagues stupid.
By Joe Patrice
Law Schools
Law Professor Can't Possibly Be This Dense, Right?

Hoping for the sake of Georgetown's students that this is made out of bad faith and not rank stupidity.
By Joe Patrice

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Courts
Federal Judge Handcuffs Crying 13-Year-Old Girl Attending Father's Hearing

Absolutely shocking abuse of authority.
By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.27.23

* Should one admission be enough to practice in all federal courts? If we let a single judge in the middle of nowhere issue injunctions binding the whole country, we may as well let the lawyers practice across the country. [National Law Journal]

* Reddit stories are always a little suspect, but could this law student have lost a job over “bofadeez nutz” greeting? [LegalCheek]

* A pair of siblings have barricaded themselves in a room at their mom’s house and taken to TikTok after a Utah judge ordered them returned to their father AFTER the state child welfare agency concluded that the father sexually abused the kids. A lot of people just shouldn’t be allowed to be judges, y’all. [ProPublica]

* FTC ends its challenge to the Meta-Within deal. Remember this when we’re all stuck in Zuckerberg’s Metaverse hellscape in a few years. [Law360]

* Texas prosecutors can’t go after people for offering financial aid to women seeking abortion care in other states, which for some reason required a court ruling to clarify. [Reuters]

* States sue FDA over moves to limit abortion pill access, which the administration is limiting right as states crack down on reproductive health care. [Courthouse News Service]

By Joe Patrice
Courts
Sidney Powell Avoids Disbarment As Judge Refuses To Consider Misnumbered Exhibits... Seriously.

The 'numerous defects' cited in the opinion dismissing the case against Sidney Powell are underwhelming.
By Joe Patrice
Technology
Emojis Can Amount To Securities Fraud. NFT Industry Mind-Blown, Eggplanted.

Somehow, people seem legitimately confused that they can't avoid laws with pictures.
By Joe Patrice
Law Schools
Bar Exam Commission Probably Didn't Want To Release Its Report With Track Changes On

As a move, this is less ‘cordon bleu’ and more ‘Pabst.’
By Joe Patrice